namesake

The definition of a namesake is a person named after someone.

(noun)

An example of a namesake is a son given the exact same name as his father.

See namesake in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a person with the same name as another, esp. if named after the other

Origin: earlier name's sake

See namesake in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

One that is named after another.

Origin:

Origin: From the phrase for the name's sake

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